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Go when the traffic light is green, stop when it's red and wait for a moment when the light is yellow,which is the basic traffic rule. In daily life, there are various traffic rules. A good driver must buckle up,never drunk drive, stop at a stop sign, and put the children in back! A qualified driver should not only know how to drive a car but also drive according to the rules. He knows different kinds of traffic signs,such as, no horn, no U turn, elevated road, detour,road closed, landslide and so on. He never drives on the single lane but drives at a limited speed.Pedestrians should follow their own rules as well.They must walk along the right and take the zebra crossing when crossing the road and don't climb the guardrail. Nothing can be accomplished without norms and standards. However, many people ignore the traffic rules, which leads many traffic accidents and tragedies. So we cannot put too much emphasis on the importance of traffic safety.Only when all of us are aware that traffic safety is everybody's business can we be safe when driving on roads or walking on sidewalks.
绿灯行，红灯停，黄灯亮了等一等，这是最基本的交通规则。日常生活中有各式各样的交通规则。一个好司机会系好安全带，从来不醉酒驾车，只在停车标志牌下停车，让孩子坐后座。一个合格的司机不只会开车，还懂得如何遵守交通规则驾驶。他知道各种交通标志，诸如禁止鸣笛、不准回转、高架道路、绕路而行、此路不通，滑坡等等标志。他从不在单行道上行车，开车时总是限速行驶。行人也应遵守行人的交通规则，应靠右行走，过马路时走斑马线，不得攀爬护栏杆。没有规矩不成方圆。可是很多人却无视交通规则，结果酿成了很多交通事故和悲剧。因此我们不得不强调交通安全的重要性。只有我们都意识到交通安全是每个人的事情时，我们在路上开车、在人行道上走路才会安全。
zebra 斑马线的由来
斑马线源于古罗马时代的跳石。在古罗马时期庞培城的一些街道上，车马与行人交叉行驶，经常使市内交通堵塞，还不断发生事故。为此，人们靠近马路口的地方砌起一块块凸出路面的石头——跳石，作为指示行人过街的标志。行人可以踩着这些跳石，慢慢穿过马路。马车行驶时，跳石刚好在马车的两个轮子中间。后来，许多城市都使用这种方法。
19世纪末期，随着汽车的发明，城市内更是车流滚滚，加之人们在街道上随意横穿，阻碍了交通，跳石已无法避免交通事故的频频发生。20世纪50年代初期，英国人在街道上设计出了一种横格状的人行横道线，规定行人横过街道时，只能走人行横道，于是伦敦街头出现了一道道赫然醒目的横线，看上去这些横线像斑马身上的白斑纹，因而人们称它为斑马线。
1. buckle ['bʌkl] n. 搭扣、扣环； v. 用搭扣扣住
2. elevated [ˈeliveitid] adj. 升高的、提高的，高的，高层的
3. landslide [ˈlændslaid] n. 山崩、滑坡，压倒性胜利
4. pedestrian [piˈdestriən] n. 步行者、行人
5. zebra [ˈzi:brə] n. 斑马
6. guardrail ['gɑ:dreil] n. 栏杆
7. buckle up 系好安全带
1 A driver should be familiar with different kinds of traffic signs when in the driving school. 在驾校时司机就应该熟悉各种交通标志。
2 Pedestrians must walk along the right and take the zebra crossing when crossing the road and don't climb the guardrail.
行人应靠右行走，过马路时走斑马线，并且不得攀爬栏杆。
3 Pedestrians should take the zebra or overpass when crossing the road, and climbing the guardrail is forbiddened.
行人应该走斑马线或过街天桥来穿过马路，禁止攀爬护栏。
4 He trespassed against the traffic regulations.
他违反了交通规则。
5 The driver was charged with failing to stop at a red light.
那位司机被指控闯红灯。
6 The drunken driver was arrested and taken to the police station for violation of traffic regulations.
那个醉酒司机因违反交通规则而被拘捕进了警察局。
7 The law sets it down that everyone must obey traffic rules.
法律规定，每个人都必须遵守交通规则。
8 I was sent a fixed penalty notice which tells me to pay the fine within a week.
我收到一张限期罚单，通知我必须在1周内上缴罚款。
9 The driver was imposed a fine because he snapped his fingers at traffic regulation. 由于无视交通规则，司机受到了处罚。
10 The traffic police fined me 1000 yuan .
交警罚了我1000元。
